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== Cat ==
 
== Cat ==
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* Queen 'calls'
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* Male identifies female
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* Queen crouches in '''lordosis'''
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* Tom bites scruff of queen
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* Tom mounts and thrusts to gain intromission
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* If queen is in oestrus she will submit to allow full intromission.
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* Tom ejaculates
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* Female emits a yowl and rolls over, attempting to swipe the tom with her claws.
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* Tom retires to a safe distance
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For a video demonstration of copulation in the cat, follow either of the following links:
 
For a video demonstration of copulation in the cat, follow either of the following links:
 
* [http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/eiltslotus/theriogenology-5361/filne_e.htm| Video of Copulation in the Cat]
 
* [http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/eiltslotus/theriogenology-5361/filne_e.htm| Video of Copulation in the Cat]
 
* [http://www.animalmatingzone.com/main_frame_cat.htm| Video of Copulation in the Cat]
 
* [http://www.animalmatingzone.com/main_frame_cat.htm| Video of Copulation in the Cat]
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